Dan is the founder of Blue Bottle Games. Before that, he worked at BioWare for 7 years on AAA rpgs, and as a lead artist and web developer before then. He is a huge rpg nerd, with a deep passion and long history of RPG and strategy gaming. He loves science fiction, post apocalyptic, and fantasy genres.

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New Beta and Demo Builds: New Music, DMC Encounter, and Endless Turn Fix?

New Beta and Demo Builds: New Music, DMC Encounter, and Endless Turn Fix?

NEO Scavenger 5 comments

Since the 0.982 update seems to be stable, and an improvement over 0.980, I've decided to make it the official build on all sites. 0.982 includes several...

Build Reverts, New Beta Test Build, and Vacation

Build Reverts, New Beta Test Build, and Vacation

NEO Scavenger

A new test version of Beta is available for NEO Scavenger. It includes new content, new features, but may also have new bugs. As such, it is available...

NEO Scavenger on Steam Early Access!

NEO Scavenger on Steam Early Access!

NEO Scavenger

NEO Scavenger has come to Steam Early Access! Here's how to obtain your Steam key.

New Beta and Demo Builds: Great Black Swamp, Cannibalism, and New Content

New Beta and Demo Builds: Great Black Swamp, Cannibalism, and New Content

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I've just finished uploading new beta build 0.980b and demo build 0.980d, which includes a new area called The Great Black Swamp, cannibalism penalties...

Game Giveaway: 6 Copies of NEO Scavenger!

Game Giveaway: 6 Copies of NEO Scavenger!

NEO Scavenger 10 comments

Been waiting for access to the NEO Scavenger beta, but a little short on cash? Today may be your day!

New Beta and Demo Builds: Hacking Revisions and Bug Fixes

New Beta and Demo Builds: Hacking Revisions and Bug Fixes

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I've just finished uploading new beta build 0.979b and demo build 0.979d, which include revisions to the hacking system, as well as several bug fixes.

New Beta and Demo Builds: Hacking and Switchable Items

New Beta and Demo Builds: Hacking and Switchable Items

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I've just finished uploading new beta build 0.977b and demo build 0.977d. The beta includes the new hacking toys and items that can manually switch on/off...

NEO Scavenger Greenlit!

NEO Scavenger Greenlit!

NEO Scavenger 15 comments

Good news, everyone! NEO Scavenger was greenlit today!

New Beta and Demo Builds: Rebalancing and Stability Fixes

New Beta and Demo Builds: Rebalancing and Stability Fixes

NEO Scavenger 2 comments

I've just finished uploading new beta build 0.976b and demo build 0.976d. This update includes some rebalancing, stability and memory leak fixes, new...

New Beta Test Build: Play Balancing and Bug Fixes

New Beta Test Build: Play Balancing and Bug Fixes

NEO Scavenger 4 comments

I've just finished uploading beta test build 0.975t bluebottlegames.com, which consists of some significant gameplay balances and bug fixes. This test...

Philisophical Question

Philisophical Question

NEO Scavenger 4 comments

I've posted a question on /r/AskReddit which is related to NEO Scavenger. It asks what you would do if certain reality-altering powers were available...

New Beta and Demo Builds: Game Balancing, Bug Fixes, and Optimization

New Beta and Demo Builds: Game Balancing, Bug Fixes, and Optimization

NEO Scavenger 4 comments

I've just finished uploading new beta (0.974b) and demo (0.974d) builds. This update is largely a collection of bug fixes, optimizations, and balancing.

New Beta and Demo Builds: Items, Recipes, Surrender, and More

New Beta and Demo Builds: Items, Recipes, Surrender, and More

NEO Scavenger 17 comments

I've just finished uploading new beta (0.973b) and demo (0.973d) builds. This update is a formal version of the changes seen in the recent test (0.972t...

New Test Build: Content Batch

New Test Build: Content Batch

NEO Scavenger 7 comments

Hey Folks! It's been a long while since the last build, and I'd still like to do some testing and bug fixing before doing the whole BBG/Desura/Flash collection...

New Beta and Demo Builds: Crafting Overhaul, Random Skills, Item Identification

New Beta and Demo Builds: Crafting Overhaul, Random Skills, Item Identification

NEO Scavenger 8 comments

I've just finished uploading new beta build 0.971b and demo build 0.971d. These builds include the new property-based crafting system, random skill selection...

Free NEO Scavenger Giveaway!

Free NEO Scavenger Giveaway!

NEO Scavenger 2 comments

Want a free Desura key for NEO Scavenger? Read on!

New Beta and Demo Builds: Memory and Performance Fixes, Combat Tweaks

New Beta and Demo Builds: Memory and Performance Fixes, Combat Tweaks

NEO Scavenger 3 comments

I've just finished uploading new beta build 0.968b and demo build 0.968d, which includes improved performance and stability, reduced memory usage, some...

New Beta and Demo Builds: Encounters, Monsters, and Combat Tweak

New Beta and Demo Builds: Encounters, Monsters, and Combat Tweak

NEO Scavenger 4 comments

I've just finished uploading new beta build 0.967b and demo build 0.967d. The updates include new monsters, combat retreat changes, and several bug fixes...

New Beta and Demo Builds: Cursor Modes, Battle Changes, and Bug Fixes

New Beta and Demo Builds: Cursor Modes, Battle Changes, and Bug Fixes

NEO Scavenger 2 comments

I've just finished uploading beta build 0.965b and demo build 0.965d, which restore the take/drop and use cursor modes, change some battle behavior, and...

New Beta and Demo Builds: Creature and Scavenge Updates, and Critical Bug Fixes

New Beta and Demo Builds: Creature and Scavenge Updates, and Critical Bug Fixes

NEO Scavenger 9 comments

If you still have build 0.962 2013/02/23, it's worth updating to the latest version (0.963) for some pretty significant bug fixes and changes, including...

New Beta and Demo Builds: Bigger Fonts and Resolution

New Beta and Demo Builds: Bigger Fonts and Resolution

NEO Scavenger 4 comments

I've just uploaded new beta (0.961b) and demo (0.961d) builds, which include the option to play in larger resolutions and font sizes. The builds also...

New Beta and Demo Builds: New Content, the DMC, Economy Changes

New Beta and Demo Builds: New Content, the DMC, Economy Changes

NEO Scavenger 8 comments

I've just finished uploading new beta build 0.960b and demo build 0.960d. The new beta build unlocks the DMC, adds some new encounters and other content...

DMC Preview

DMC Preview

NEO Scavenger 6 comments

It's been a while since there was a new build, or even any new artwork to share. So I decided to put together a little DMC teaser to tide you over until...

New Beta and Demo Builds: Sorting, Junk Market, and Combat Fixes

New Beta and Demo Builds: Sorting, Junk Market, and Combat Fixes

NEO Scavenger 1 comment

I've just finished uploading new beta (0.959b) and demo (0.959d) builds, which address a few nagging bugs that were missed in the last update.

New Beta and Demo Builds: Right-Clicking and Bug Fixes

New Beta and Demo Builds: Right-Clicking and Bug Fixes

NEO Scavenger

New beta and demo versions of NEO Scavenger include several bug fixes, and right-clicking context menus!

New Beta and Demo Builds: Fixes for Endless Rags, Jar of Eyes, Crafting

New Beta and Demo Builds: Fixes for Endless Rags, Jar of Eyes, Crafting

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New beta and demo builds to fix item duplication and crafting issues.

New Beta and Demo Builds: Container/Stack Fix, and AI Tweak

New Beta and Demo Builds: Container/Stack Fix, and AI Tweak

NEO Scavenger

Follow-up to yesterday's builds which fixes a couple bugs in containers and stacks. Plus, and AI tweak.

New Beta and Demo Builds: Water Tiles, Stacking, and Bug Fixes

New Beta and Demo Builds: Water Tiles, Stacking, and Bug Fixes

NEO Scavenger 2 comments

I've just finished uploading new demo (0.955d) and beta (0.955b) builds. These builds include bug fixes and new content for both the demo and beta.

NEO Scavenger Linux Fix

NEO Scavenger Linux Fix

NEO Scavenger 6 comments

A fix has been applied to the NEO Scavenger Linux launcher in Desura. Players having trouble launching NEO Scavenger through Desura on Linux should reinstall...

Desura Connect: Live!

Desura Connect: Live!

NEO Scavenger 2 comments

If you purchased a copy of NEO Scavenger on Desura (or the Groupees Be Mine 5 bundle), you should now have the option to connect your Desura account to...